Lamentations 3:32

New American Bible - revised edition

Though he brings grief, he takes pity, according to the abundance of his mercy;

Cross References

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was gracious with Israel and looked on them with compassion because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was unwilling to destroy them or to cast them out from his presence even up to now.

Psalm 103:11

For as the heavens tower over the earth, so his mercy towers over those who fear him.

Psalm 30:5

Sing praise to the Lord, you faithful; give thanks to his holy memory.

Psalm 78:38

But God being compassionate forgave their sin; he did not utterly destroy them. Time and again he turned back his anger, unwilling to unleash all his rage.

Exodus 2:23

A long time passed, during which the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their bondage and cried out, and from their bondage their cry for help went up to God.

Exodus 3:7

But the Lord said: I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry against their taskmasters, so I know well what they are suffering.

Isaiah 27:8

Driving out and expelling, he struggled against it, carrying it off with his cruel wind on a day of storm.

Isaiah 54:7

For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim not my favored son, the child in whom I delight? Even though I threaten him, I must still remember him! My heart stirs for him, I must show him compassion!—oracle of the Lord.

Lamentations 3:22

The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent;

Hosea 11:8

How could I give you up, Ephraim, or deliver you up, Israel? How could I treat you as Admah, or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred.

Nahum 1:12

Thus says the Lord: though fully intact and so numerous, they shall be mown down and disappear. Though I have humbled you, I will humble you no more.

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.

Judges 10:16

And they cast out the foreign gods from their midst and served the Lord, so that he grieved over the misery of Israel.